Mark Abkowitz

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering · Vanderbilt University

Expert in enterprise risk management, hazardous materials transportation, and impacts of extreme weather on infrastructure adaptation.

Extreme Weather and Infrastructure Enterprise Risk Management Spatial Analysis Infrastructure Resilience Risk Assessment

Dominique-Cédric Brack

CEO · Reputelligence™

Frequent speaker, funny and unconventional, thought provoking and down to earth Information Technology Social Media and Information Security

Green-IT Social Media and Risks Bring Your Own Device (Byod) Cyberwarfare Information Security

Toni Powell

Keynote Speaker · Toni Powell

Funny, raw TEDx & Keynote speaker,

Stress and Anxiety Relationships Happiness Gratitude Inspiration

Robert Richardson

Associate Professor · Michigan State University

An expert in ecological economics, ecosystem services, food security, and sustainability.

Natural Resource Management Writing and Editing Sustainability Food Security Rural Development

Earl Thomas, Ed.D.

Doctoral Faculty · Fielding Graduate University

Professor of Human Development in the School of Leadership Studies

Action Research Transformative Learning Mixed Methods Research Adult Learning Theory Qualitative Research Methods

Christopher A. Daily

Instructor of Theological Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

Comparative Theology Theory and Method Chinese Religions Chinese Christianity Christianity in the Global South

Darnise Martin

Clinical Associate Professor of African American Studies · Loyola Marymount University

Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts

womanist theology African Diaspora Religion Religious Studies Theology and Culture African American History

Michael Volk

Research Associate Professor · University of Florida

Michael Volk’s work is focused on a variety of topics related to climate change and resilient design.

Regional Conservation Planning Adaptive Planning and Design Landscape Architecture Adaptive Conservation Cultural Landscapes

Ashish Ajani

Freelance WordPress Developer · Freelancer-coder

I’ve 10+ years of experience in site design and development. My expertise in creating Responsive HTML and building websites with WordPress.

Jquery Magento Development Twitter Bootstrap Wordpress Development Responsive Design

William Doyle

Associate Professor of Public Policy and Higher Education · Vanderbilt University

An expert on how geography affects higher education attainment and the state of the financial aid system in America.

borrowing trends Undergraduate Education Borrowing for college College affordability Higher Education Access

Karissa Haugeberg

Associate Professor · Tulane University

Karissa Haugeberg is a historian of women, gender, and medicine in the 20th c. United States

Roe v Wade Abortion Gender Equality History of Nursing U.S. Anti-Abortion Movement

Jean-Paul Pinelli, Ph.D.

Professor | Mechanical and Civil Engineering · Florida Tech

Dr. Pinelli studies wind-structure interaction, hurricane field and lab experimentation, hurricane risk analysis and vulnerability models.

Storm Mitigation Measures Insurance Loss Data Management Rain Interior Damage Vulnerability Models

Abigail Larson

Associate Professor of Kinesiology · Southern Utah University

Specializing in bioenergetics and sports nutrition, advanced exercise prescription, and cardiovascular disease

Sport Rock Climbing Bioactivity Bioenergetics and Sports Nutrition Advanced Exercise Prescription Sports Conditioning

Carrie L. Peterson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering | B.S., University of Michigan | MSE and Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin | Postdoctoral Training, Northwestern University · VCU College of Engineering

Dr. Peterson's expertise is in neuromusculoskeletal biomechanics of human movement and rehabilitation design.

Home-Based Rehabilitation Neuromodulation Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Musculoskeletal Modeling and Simulation of Human Movement Neuroplasticity

Ken Johnson, Ph.D.

Associate Dean · Florida Atlantic University

Ken Johnson's research covers housing, housing cycles, and mortgage markets.

Rental Housing Real Estate Markets Homeownership Real Estate Real Estate Economics

Jamie S. Hughes, Ph.D.

Professor, School of Psychology, · Fielding Graduate University

Enjoys teaching and mentoring students in the science of psychology

Moral Psychology Gender and Sexuality Social Justice Criminal Justice Reform Attribution

Hein Goemans

Professor of Political Science · University of Rochester

Goemans is an expert on international conflict and war termination

Ukraine International Conflict War termination International Relations War and Conflict

Kyla McMullen

Associate Professor · University of Florida

Kyla McMullen studies the application and development of 3D audio technologies for use in virtual and augmented reality contexts.

Human-Computer Interaction Psychoacoustic Augmented Reality Spatial Audio 3D Audio

Maury Nation

Associate Professor, Core Faculty, Human Development Counseling · Vanderbilt University

An expert in restorative justice, suspensions, equity for students of color and restorative discipline practices.

Public School Systems Race Bullying and School-Age Children Neighborhood Characteristics and Mental Health Community & School-based Prevention Research

David Wettergreen

Research Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

David Wettergreen is well known for deploying robots in locations that compel scientific investigation without human presence.

Human-Robot Interaction Underwater Robotics Space Robots and Systems Robotics for Scientific Discovery AI Reasoning for Robotics